Record ID: NLM-1C036C
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Brown copper alloy mount. Three legged or triskele openwork mount, Celtic, no attachments. suggested date: Late Iron Age, 50BC-AD43 Height: 27.1mm, Width: 24.1mm, Thickness: 8.9mm, Weight: 8.08gms
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2024
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Record ID: BUC-40A442
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, copper alloy, Late Iron Age - Roman, vessel mount in the form of a water fowl (duck), 100 BC - AD150. The object comprises a stylised water fowl with angular beak and triangular cross sectioned body. A short projection from the underside of the water fowl's body forms the rivet that would have attached the mount to the vessel. Water fowl mounts were common across Late Iron Age and Early Roman Britain and Europe and a number of examples can be found on the PAS database e.g. HAMP-552E30, WILT-F259A4 see also  Crummy, N. (2020) The Small Finds in: Fulfor…
Created on: Thursday 21st December 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hambleden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-FD2E86
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age to early Roman copper-alloy mount, dating to c. 200 BC - AD 100. The main body of the mount is pelta shaped with two intgral leaf-shaped projections below, one of these is incomplete. The front of the mount is decorated with five recessed cells filled with red enamel. On each leaf is a single circular cell. On the pelta are three semi-circular cells, one towards the top of the mount and one at each side. The mount is further decorated with incised lines. The rear of the mount is undecorated. Length: 27.5 mm Width: 29.4 mm Thickness: 3.7 mm Weight: 6.9 Similar examples …
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th January 2024
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Record ID: SF-630CB3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy late Iron Age to Roman openwork mount or strap fitting. The object is discoidal in shape. There are four inwards pointing sub-triangular holes arranged at regular intervals behind the outer edge, each with concave sides and a convex outer edge. The inner edges of these create four petal-like solid shapes between them, the inner end of each joining a solid circle in the centre of the object. The outer face of this circle is recessed and decorated with two raised annulets each with a deep depression in its centre. The outer face of each petal is dec…
Created on: Monday 23rd October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Elllingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-76CAE2
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy bovine (bull's head) bucket fitting dated to the late Iron Age to Roman period, c. 100 BC – AD 300. BV Group 9b (two rivet). The head is three dimensionally moulded and is roughly triangular in form with a convex front and concave back. At the top is a substantial integral circular loop. From this the head widens out with ears projecting out to the side and symmetrical horns projecting from the area in front of the ears. These horn curved forward and inwards before terminating with a worn break and damage around the tips. Due to this dama…
Created on: Thursday 24th August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 21st September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kilburn Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-D72FF3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy bucket mount, in the form of a bulls head. The mount is moulded as one piece and starts with a fixing at the top, a circular fixing with a central hole for the handle of the bucket to attach to. The inside diameter of this is approximately 6mm. Under this is the bulls head. Firstly there is a pair of curved horns, each terminating in a knop, which curve away from the plane along which the bucket would sit, perhaps 20mm high, producing a very 3D effect. Between the horns is a ferrous deposit. The head of the bull is wide and hemispherical in cross section (being…
Created on: Tuesday 11th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 1st August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Hellifield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-AADE70
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy anthropomorphic socketed terminal fitting of late Iron Age to early Roman date although an Early Medieval date may also be possible. The object is hollow and moulded into the form of a human head and neck. This has long hair with incised vertical lines giving the impression of strands. A projecting nose and chin and recessed cells for eyes beneath a prominent eye brow ridge. A subtle downturned mouth is present as an incised line beneath the nose. At the base of the neck are the remains of two attachment loops. The left (when seen from the front) i…
Created on: Tuesday 27th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Checkendon CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-EA67FC
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An  incomplete copper alloy openwork mount with integral attachment rivets probably of late Iron age to early Roman date c. 150BC-150AD.  The object comprises a sub-oval plate with a central aperture, the frame is plano-convex in cross-section. The central aperture is pelta-shaped, the frame formed from a C-shaped loop with rounded terminals which converge creating a v-shaped notch on the inside and outside edge.  In the centre of each terminal is a circular aperture within an incised ring. There are three incised circular dots, one either side …
Created on: Tuesday 18th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
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Record ID: LIN-BFF2B4
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy object, possibly a mount or pin head in the form of a horned animal head probably dating from the late Iron Age to early Romano-British era c.AD 50-200 The object consists of a three-dimensional horned animal head with downward curved horns, two circular recesses for eyes and a narrowed snout. One of the eye recesses contain a single pebble. The horned head may represent a goat, ram or a bull. The beast has a short rounded neck, behind, on the reverse is a rounded iron corroded area. Behind the animal's head, is a D-shape lobe projecting about ninety degre…
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-4C90B4
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy openwork mount or harness fitting of probable Late Iron Age or early Roman date, c. 100 BC - AD 200. It is roughly semi-circular in plan with a rectangular section. The object includes fields of decorative openwork motifs representing stylised leaves and foliage and possibly symmetrical 'trumpet' shapes. Within the motifs are areas of red enamelling. The object is formed of a front plate which is now fragmentary and a back plate which is riveted to the front plate. The back plate is bent back towards the exterior of…
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2023
Last updated: Monday 20th March 2023
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Record ID: DEV-1041D8
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unusual porcine fitting of the insular La Tène tradition, probably dating from the 1st century BC to 1st century AD. It is possible this fitting is for a vessel, but it is so far unparalleled in type. There are two other ‘head’ fittings known (OXON-6E3722 and HESH-06696B), but they are very different in design, and this find does not appear to be related to them. The lack of the portrayal of tusks, a hint of a dorsal ridge and large, pointed, forward facing ears are not definitive enough to label this example a wild boar, and so it is classed as a porcine of mix…
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-D5D9C8
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete possible bucket mount or clip of Iron Age to Roman date, c.300 BC – AD 100. The object is semi-tubular with moulded ridge and groove decoration to the outer surface. The raised ridges are thicker than the grooves. The reverse is undecorated and the edges are worn. The metal has a dark brown patina and is worn. The object is 18.1mm long, 14.2mm wide, 3.7mm thick and weighs 5.6g. Similar object have been recorded as NMS-42DAD3, NMS-4B61A5 and NMS-1D7C72.  WILT-628131 suggests “it is possibly a decorative shield clip (Parfitt, 1995) although it has also …
Created on: Tuesday 10th January 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 10th January 2023
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Record ID: OXON-8A40D8
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy stud with La Tene III decoration and enamel cells. The stud is rectangular in plan and in cross section with a circular rivet projecting from the reverse of the object. The rivet is 6.3mm in diameter and projects 3.3mm before ending in a transverse break. The upper surface of the mount has two circular cells with two sub-triangular cells placed between. These hace concave arches to give the imperssion of Two semi circles whose apexs meet one another at the centre of the object. small traces of red enamel are visible within the cells but the they are mostly…
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-74C389
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy decorative binding of Late Iron Age-Roman date (c. 100 BC-AD 100). The object is near-complete and comprises of a single plate (max 1.2mm thick) bent into a U-shape with integrally cast rounded plates (0.6mm thick) to accommodate a rivet, which remains in situ (surviving overall dimensions 10.0mm x 9.1mm x 12.4mm deep). The plates are flat and plain with straight sides. The diameter of the rivet is 2.5mm and total length of 5.7mm and the internal diameter of the rivet hole on the opposing projection is 1.2mm. The outer surface of the binding is decorated with four m…
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 26th October 2022
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Record ID: NARC-093B45
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
 A complete copper alloy anthropomorphic Mount of Iron Age to Roman date (100 BC – AD 410). The object is composed of an integrally cast circular shaft, which projects from the centre of the back of a flat circular plate. The outer edge of the plate is decorated with two circumferential grooves, between which is a beaded circumferential linear motif. The front of the plate retains a central domed ovate anthropomorphic mask. The mask has details in relief, composed of protruding curvilinear brows, circular eyes and an expanding rectangular nose with a rounded tip. The mount i…
Created on: Thursday 1st September 2022
Last updated: Friday 9th September 2022
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Record ID: SF-4D7434
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy and red glass inlaid Iron Age to early Roman strap fitting. The object is a flattened semi-circular shape. Its outer face is decorated with two recessed crescents below the curved edge, an unclear design consisting of an irregular sub-oval with a horizontal line through the centre and a line of four smaller recessed crescents above the straight edge. Traces of red inlay can be seen within this design in places. A strip-like section is partially detached from the left side and a small section is missing from the right side. There is no…
Created on: Thursday 11th August 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 31st January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castle Hedingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-D47FD3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy object. The object is formed from a copper alloy sheet 0.95mm thick. Much of the sheet would have been rounded and likely oval, with a 18.81mm wide sub rectangular section with rounded corners emerging from the top. This sub rectangular section is bent over near the top to allow it to attach to other objects. Around 25-35% of the original oval part of the object remains. The front face is decorated whilst the back face is largely undecorated. There is what appears to be part of a Celtic style pattern embossed into the sheet. It is formed from …
Created on: Tuesday 12th July 2022
Last updated: Thursday 4th August 2022
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Record ID: BERK-76B79D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An elaborate, enamelled copper-alloy object of unknown function. The object dates to the late Iron Age or Roman period? The object has a short cylindrical shank terminating with four outward curving 'leaves' or lips. Each leaf is concave and decorated with a central line with five parallel crescentic lines eminating from the central line. The lines contain red enamel. The metal has a dark green patina. The base of the shank steped and terminates in a small knop. The top of the shank is sunken and circular. It might have had some enamelling or is part of an extended broken shank. …
Created on: Wednesday 1st June 2022
Last updated: Thursday 23rd June 2022
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Record ID: NARC-B27398
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Mount of Iron Age to Roman date (AD 1-410). The object is in the form of a sitting bird, such as a duck. The bird is shown in three-dimension. The body is flat in cross-section and tapers to the tail. The details of the head are not well defined. The beak is prominent, and the wings are folded. The edges are rounded, and the underside extends into an integral circular loop with an integral rectangular shaft expanding from the bottom of the loop. The shaft tapers slightly in toward the lower end where the shaft is split. Length: 72.95mm, Width: 11.20mm,…
Created on: Monday 4th April 2022
Last updated: Thursday 21st April 2022
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Record ID: DOR-C92F78
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small copper alloy mount. A possible end-cap for a knife or a decorative stud. The mount is a pointed oval in outline, flat at the base and deeply convex on the top. It is of solid metal with a projecting stub of iron inset in the flat base (the iron is possibly a stud or part of a knife tang and is sub-circular in cross section). The upper, convex surface of the mount is in the form of a stylised human head. At one of the points is a small, very stylised human face comprising two small ring-and-dot eyes set close together above a large triangular moulded nose, with a short, transve…
Created on: Thursday 24th March 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd May 2022
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